Planning a move in this summer?

posted by ronit roy | 5pc

As summer is on peak, it seems everyone wants to move their home as it is the perfect time to move to a place of your choice. Are you planning to sell or buy a home in this summer? Is so then have you considered contacting a moving company whose services are you going to use? May be not, it is usually a last minute decision. They make your process go smoothly by helping you organize in advance of your move.

These tips help you relax knowing that moving home this summer is going to be easy. Moving to a new place can be a great idea, it can also be totally overwhelming. Making decisions on what to keep and what to release, finalizing a moving packing, packing your items and unpacking them at the destination, these tasks make the move totally stressful.

Following these tips make the process a lot easier. However at first you should plan early. The last thing to be added is the stress of not being ready for the move as the things are not completely done.

What does you need and what don’t:

Before packing, choose what you will keep and what you would get rid of. Decide this in advance to spare sufficient of time to sell the things that you no longer need or want to carry. Make a list of the items that you are taking with you to the destination. Then separate the items that you would carry yourself rather leaving for mover to transport in the truck such as family photos, jewelry and important documents.

Choosing a moving company

Consult with many movers in your area and get their quotes before finalizing one. Get recommendations and suggestions from friends and family who have already taken the services. Ask for the charges and other things in advance to be clear of all doubts. Make sure there are no hidden charges. Also the moving company you choose should provide insurance.

Packing your items

Before start packing, get good quality packaging materials including boxes, packaging tape, marker, wrapping paper and newspaper. Keep zip lock covers and plastic bags in hand. Boxes you choose should be strong and sturdy. Tape the bottoms of boxes to secure them. If you Don’t want to put your clothes in boxes, get sufficient of wardrobe boxes with hanger bars.

Pack your electronics in original boxes if you have them.

Pack the delicate items and keep them close to each other in small size boxes.

Keep books in flat and stack them up uniformly

Wrap the fragile items with sufficient of wrapping paper. Cushion them with blankets or linens as required. Keep them on the top of the pile. Mark them as fragile and also keep the side up to ensure that the items are always on the top of all things.